Xbox One S User Manual

Xbox One S Teardown

Teardown of the 2TB Xbox One S, released August 2nd 2016.

Written By: Scott Havard

Xbox One S Teardown

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INTRODUCTION

Today a new Xbox lands in our inbox, and that's a rare thing—though not as rare as it used to be. What makes the new Xbox One S a worthy mid-cycle update to Microsoft's console? Let's tear down this surprisingly slimmer, possibly speedier, appreciably sassier Xbox One and find out. Game on!

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[video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF_jNJ1FSYc]

TOOLS:

iFixit Opening Tool (1) T8 Torx Screwdriver (1) T8 Torx Security Bit Screwdriver (1) T10 Torx Screwdriver (1) Tweezers (1) Flathead 3/32" or 2.5 mm Screwdriver (1)

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Step 1 — Xbox One S Teardown

You'd expect some differences from the Day One Edition Xbox One we tore down way back in

2013, and you'd be right. Here's what we know:

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Spec-bumped GPU supporting HDR10 along with the same AMD "Jaguar" 8-core SoC found in the original Xbox One.

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2 TB of storage (500 GB and 1 TB configurations are coming)

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HDMI 2.0a connectivity with support for 4K video at 60 Hz

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Internal power supply

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IR blaster

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Fancy vertical stand (2 TB model only)

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Redesigned Xbox Wireless Controller

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Step 2

Etched into the starboard side of the Xbox One S, we find a cute reminder that this console still hails from the other tech capital of the West Coast: "Hello from Seattle," home of the Microsoft brigade.

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Moving right along, we discover the Xbox One S is now identified as Model 1681.

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In a design decision that takes us back to consoles of old, this One features mechanical buttons in lieu of capacitive ones.

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Gamers with a toddler or wet-nosed pet know the pain of the ultra-sensitive power button on the original Xbox One.

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Step 3

Around back, under the many vent holes we find:

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Power inlet

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HDMI out (left) and in (right)

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Two USB 3.0 ports (in addition to the one on the front)

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IR output, optical audio, and Ethernet ports

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What about my Kinect, you ask? You can apply for a "free" Kinect USB adapter—provided you already own a Kinect, an original Xbox One, and the Xbox One S.

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Those who buy a Kinect to go with their Xbox One S will have to purchase the $40 adapter

separately.

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Our first act of teardown: tamper evident sticker removal. But no screws in sight, just the back of an immobile plastic clip. Bummer.

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Step 4

We take a moment to reminisce about our old Xbox 360 Opening Tool, but decide our trusted iFixit

Opening Tool would be of more use here.

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Make that opening tools—because popping that plastic "security" nub takes a little extra oomph.

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Do we like security clips? Not in a box. Not with a fox. Not in a house. Not with a mouse. We do not like them here nor there; we do not like them anywhere.

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After some intense prying, we successfully remove the bottom cover, revealing a metal interior case.

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These clips may be tough at first, but plastic is bound to bend or break, unlike a reusable screw. The next time you open your One S it may not clip back together...

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Step 5

Some nostalgic green screws labeled F (for first?) free the primary assembly from the upper case.

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Remember when Xbox was black and green and not a Destiny bundle PS4?

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This One, more streamlined than its predecessor, doesn't feature any weird, afterthought

components left out in the cold.

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All that's left in the PC/ABS case are some button covers and Sabic and Samsung logos— probably the plastic suppliers.

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Okay, is it just the teardown giddiness, or does this case vaguely resemble a Star Destroyer

hangar?

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